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Knotting and Rope work
Best traditional - Hemp. Italian Hemp - best.
Sisal rope - fairly cheap.
Cotton rope - frays but nice to handle.
Coir rope - Made from husks of cocoa nuts - springy - floats - but not very strong.
Nylon. Synthetic - very strong - elastic - doesn't absorb water.
Terylene. No stretch - very strong - non absorbant - expensive.
Courlene. Cheaper than Terylene - floats.
This is a scan of a page from the Gilwell Note Book for Woodbadge Training for Roger H. Tingle, 37th Wolverhampton Sea Scouts from the 1960s.
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